....well then here are just ten bands old and new that you could listen to for just a few minutes to discover some very different style combos and perhaps provide inspiration or some new faves:
Flesh God Apocalypse
Urga
Laibach
Gogol Bordello
Cardiacs
NSRO
Apocalyptica
Dub Syndicate
Faust
Doomsword
Just saw Apocalyptica for the first time earlier in the year and was very impressed. They put on a great show.Originally Posted by PeterG
Never heard Flesh God Apocalypse, Urga or Doomsword. Can you describe the music of those three? I assume Doomsword is a polka group.
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Frankly, for me with names like Doomsword, Flesh God Apocalypse and Apocalyptica, the bands are guilty until proven innocent.
I can vouch for Laibach, Cardiacs, Dub Syndicate and Faust, though.
How about these ones?
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
I too saw them for the first time at a summer metal festival a few months ago. I was surprised that their triple cello and drums line up was bolstered by a bass (guitar) player. If I'm entirely honest though, I prefer them on disc to live, as for my ears anyway the nuances of the triple cello interplay got lost in the outdoor live setting.
Apocalyptica, I'm afraid, figure amongst the most unconsciously campy musical groups I ever experienced. Glad to hear how others have a different view on them.
You know, there's a story from back in the late 90s of the occasion when a guy (I believe one of the Höry-Kone/Alamaailman folks) introduced one of the Apocalyptica cellists to the music of Univers Zero (or Art Zoyd, I can't recall), apparently prompting the latter to reconsider his perception that somehow Metallica were supposed to constitute the uppermost "classical" in rock music. Bizarre.
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
Flesh God Apocalypse = a real treat, this is real classical music mixed with death metal....a must listen!
Urga = gypsy-techno-folk-foreign language-punk-polka-klezmer
Doomsword = melodic, bombastic Italian doom metal
...or flesh sword..perhaps....I think that says more about your mind Bob, than about the groups per se
Thanks. Of the three, Urga sounds the most interesting. I'll have to check them out.
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Some Ska beats in there as well
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